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Where does “lacrimevolmente” come from?

lacrimevolmente (Italian) comes from Italian lacrimevole, from Italian lacrimare, from Latin lacrimō, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

lacrimevolmente (Italian): heartrendingly, pitifully

Definitions

  1. heartrendingly, pitifully

Ancestry of “lacrimevolmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlacrimevoleheartrending, pitiful
2Italianlacrimareto cry or weep; to water
3Latinlacrimō—
4Latinlācrima—
5Old Latindacrimatear
6Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
8Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →